Egg carrier or receptacle.



E. SGHINSGHOLL.

EGG CARRIER 0R REGEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. l5, 1910.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

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EGG' CARRIER OR REGEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. l5, 1910.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT -IFFICE.

ERICH SGHINSCHOLL, SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF FIFI'Y-ONE ONE- HUNDREDTHS TO JOHN HUNTER, OF FULTON, NEW YORK, AND FOR'IY-NINE ONE- HUNDREDTHS TO ESSINGTON' N. GILFILLAN, OF SYRA'CUSE, NEW\ YORK.

EGG CARRIER OR RECIEPTACLE.v

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 8, 1911.

Application led January 15, 1910. Serial No. 538,222.

new and useful Improvements in Egg Car' riers or Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in egg carriers or receptacles, and is more especially directed toward the provision of an improved construction for egg carriers adapted to transport a small number of eggs, such as a dozen or so.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an improved device of this nature which will be simple and inexpensive to make, durable in use, and which may be collapsed for shipment.

Another object is to provide improved means in a deviceof this character for suspending the eggs out of contact with each other, and the walls of the receptacles.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear in the specification, the invention consists in the features of novelty in the construction and arrangement of the several parts hereinafter described in connection with the accompanying drawings exemplifying the invention, and more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the sheet partly folded. Fig. 2 is an edge elevation` of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an edge elevation of the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 and 2, with the sheet having both ends folded ready to be superposed one upon the other, as indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a plan view of an end portion of the egg carrier when completely folded. Fig. 5 is a section on the i line V-V of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a section on the line VI-VI, Fig. 5. y

Referring more particularly vto the drawings and to the embodiment of the invention shown therein, a blank 1 of any suitable flexible material may be provided of any suitable size and configuration. Preferably, said blank is made rectangular in form, and provided with a plurality of folding lines upon which thepiece may be folded. In Fig. 1, which shows the sheet in partly folded position, the line A-B indicates the center of the sheet, the portion to the left of said line being flattened to give a plan view of one-half of. the sheet before it has been folded. Inasmuch as both ends are exactly alike in construction and arrangement of parts, a description 'of one end of the sheet will be sufficient for an understanding of the entire structure.' Referring to the left hand portion of Fig. 1, this end` of the sheet has score lines 1a, 2, 3 and v4, preferably parallel to each other, upon which the sheet may be folded to form the top wall of the half receptacle. Midway between the score lines 2 and 3 is a score line 5, upon which the sheet may be further folded to bring the score lines 2 and 3 together. Io the rightof score line 4 are provided other score lines 6 and 7 To the left of score line 1 is a score line 8, which, when the sheet is folded therealong, provides a sealing flap to hold the end of the receptacle folded. Before folding the sheet 1, said sheet is provided with a plurality of pairs` of longitudinal slits 9, preferably arranged parallel each to' each, said slits extending across and beyond the score lines l? and 2,

and 3 and 4. Transverse to said slits 9 are a and preferably parallel to provide projections or flaps on the top walls of the galleries or half receptacles. In order to form apertures in the top walls for the introduction of eggs, said sheet is provided with circular slits 11 intersecting the slits 9 and 10' respectively to permit'the removal of the triangular portions intermediate the adjacentperpendicular slits 9 and 10. B this means, when the parts are folded a plurality of circular openings or apertures will be provided. In order to fold the left hand end into the position of the right hand end, shown in elevation in Fig. 2, said left hand end is folded upwardly out of the plane of the drawing upon the score line 6, then to the right upon the score line 4 and downwardly about the score line 3, and similarly folded about the score lines 1a and 2, and intermediate score line 5 into the position shown in the left of Fig. 3. The sealing flap 12 provided on the eXtreme left end of the flexible sheet 1 is now securely fastened to thef bottom wall 13 of the left hand half receptacle, as shown in Fig. 3. The left hand end `now occupies the position shown taaaaei in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and may be further folded, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 over upon the right hand half receptacle as shown in Figs. 4, -5 and 6. Y y

Referring now more especially to Figs. 4, 5 and 6 of the drawings, the straps 14 formed by the slits 9, when depressed out of the plane of the top walls, assume thefpositions shown most clearly in Figs. 2, 5 and 6. By an inspection ,of these figures, itwill be noted that the straps 14 are suspended between the spaced lat-eral .walls of the halved receptacles, and intermediately of the top and bottom walls of said receptacles,the terms top and bottom walls being used to designate the parts when in the position shown in full lines in Fig. 3. It will be seen, therefore, that when the eggs are in position in the carrier, they are suspended within the straps 14 away from the lateral walls, and the top and bottom walls, being held out of contact with any of said walls, and out of contact with each other. After the eggs have been placed in position in the egg carrier, the flaps or projections 15 are pressedinto the position shown most clearly in Fig. 6,'in which position they press resiliently against the eggs to center them within the straps 14.

lt will be evident .that -many minor changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the broad spirit of my invention ll do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the exact construction and arrangement of parts herein shown and described.

What l claim is:

1. ltn a device of the character described comprising an integral piece of material adapted to be folded upon itself to form a pair of superposed halved receptacles, each having spaced lateral walls and spaced top walls, said material being provided with slits extending across and beyond the top walll for permitting thesuspension of an egg between said straps.

A device of the characterdescribed, comprising an inte ral piece of material provided with a plura ity of score lines adapting the sheet to be folded upon itself to form a pair of superposed halved receptacles having each spaced lateral walls and spaced to and bottom walls, said sheet being providedJ with slits extending across and beyond the ytop wall score lines whereby the material. in-

termediate said slits may be forced downwardly to provide a strap suspended-from said lateral walls and with cut-away portionsbetween said top wall score lines for providing apertures for permitting the suspension of an .egg between said straps.

3. A device` of the character described,

comprising an integral sheet of vmaterial provided with a plurality of parallel score lines adapting the sheet to befolded upon itself to form a pair of superposed halved receptacles having each spaced' lateral 'walls and spaced to and bottom walls, said sheet being provideld with a plurality of pairs of slits extending vacross and beyond 'the top wall score lines whereby `the material intermediate said slits may be forced down wardly to providefa plurality of straps suspended from said lateral walls, and with a plurality of pairs of slits intersecting the ERICH scHiNscHoLn Witnesses: I

L. M. CLARK', EvN. GILFIILAN. 

